Other forest — Burned Area, per capita in Mozambique
Mozambique: Other forest — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0477 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Other forest — Burned Area, per capita in Mozambique, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, other forest — burned area, per capita in Mozambique stood at 0.0477 ha per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.1% on the previous year and down 60.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other forest — burned area, per capita in Mozambique peaked at 0.1636 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 ha per person, in 2000.
That places Mozambique 1st out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Other forest — Burned Area, per capita in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1636 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.1604 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1574 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1525 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1425 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1342 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0102 ha per person | -92.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0056 ha per person | -45.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0064 ha per person | +14.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0059 ha per person | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0015 ha per person | -73.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1405 ha per person | +9002.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0925 ha per person | -34.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1182 ha per person | +27.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1238 ha per person | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1299 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1254 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1159 ha per person | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1247 ha per person | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1051 ha per person | -15.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1461 ha per person | +38.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1133 ha per person | -22.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1257 ha per person | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1271 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1209 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1043 ha per person | -13.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1117 ha per person | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0988 ha per person | -11.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1044 ha per person | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0805 ha per person | -22.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0715 ha per person | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0762 ha per person | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0682 ha per person | -10.5% |
| 2023 | 0.053 ha per person | -22.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0477 ha per person | -10.1% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.0477 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 ha per person, 31349.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.0477 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 ha per person, 43975.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other forest — Burned Area, per capita in Mozambique changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +9002.9% | 0.0015 ha per person | 0.1405 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0939 ha per person | 0.0056 ha per person | 0.1636 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1078 ha per person | 0.0015 ha per person | 0.1405 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1133 ha per person | 0.0805 ha per person | 0.1461 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0633 ha per person | 0.0477 ha per person | 0.0762 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More climate change data for Mozambique
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 81.74 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,495 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6,629 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 5,867 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 25.01 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 209.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,596 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 923.79 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,672 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.49 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other forest — burned area, per capita in Mozambique?
- Other forest — burned area, per capita in Mozambique was 0.0477 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other forest — burned area, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1636 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest other forest — burned area, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 ha per person in 2000.
- How does Mozambique rank for other forest — burned area, per capita?
- Mozambique ranks 1st out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other forest — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other forest — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other forest — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other forest — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Other forest — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Other forest — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.